Background
Napier was born on December 2, 1931, in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. He is a son of Frederick D. (a lawyer, journalist, and economist) and Charline Shelton (a homemaker; maiden name - McCanse).
(Shelton describes forested Shenandoah's landscapes in col...)
Shelton describes forested Shenandoah's landscapes in colours. In the process of photosynthesis green plants give off oxygen. From a distance this air-born water creates a faint haze giving the Blue Ridge its name. The haze has taken on other ingredients introduced by humans, but air quality is improving.
https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Shenandoah-naturalists-story-mountain/dp/B00CQ9CRWC
1975
(‘From Georgetown to Harpers Ferry, through Hancock, to Cu...)
‘From Georgetown to Harpers Ferry, through Hancock, to Cumberland, get an intimate, mile-by-mile look at the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park. This great resource guide describes in detail the plants and animals, forests, geology, and environmental issues of this towpath trail. With three maps and 82 pictures, learn about nature along the entire 184 miles. Hear about life along the Canal, from the Indians to present-day residents. Take a tour of the Potomac Valley and engage in favorite actives such as hiking, biking, and fishing. Take a side trip to Rock Creek and Glover-Archbold parks, South Mountain, and Green Ridge State Forest, and get an insider's look at managing the park.’
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/076433798X/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i2
2011
(This book is a simple account of the natural history of S...)
This book is a simple account of the natural history of Saguaro National Monument. It is intended to help you understand the relationships between land, climate, plants, wild animals, and man in the environment of a hot desert. While it includes brief profiles of many representative species, it is not intended to serve as a guide to the monument. It does indicate where the several distinctive natural communities exist, and when and where to look for certain plants and animals.
https://www.amazon.com/Saguaro-National-Monument-Arizona-Shelton-ebook/dp/B01LXY7NFU/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=Napier+Shelton&qid=1585063393&s=digital-text&sr=1-3
2016
(In Natural Missouri: Working with the Land, Napier Shelto...)
In Natural Missouri: Working with the Land, Napier Shelton offers a tour of notable natural sites in Missouri through the eyes of the people who work with them. Over a period of three years, he roamed all over the state, visiting such different places as Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield, Pomme de Terre Lake and Mark Twain National Forest. Along the way he interviewed professional resource managers and naturalists, biologists, interpreters, conservation agents, engineers, farmers, hunters, fishermen, writers, and many others in an effort to gain a perspective that only people who work with the land — for business or for pleasure — can have. Shelton describes a range of land-management philosophies and techniques, from largely hands-off, as in state parks, to largely hands-on, as in farming. He also addresses the questions that surround some of the more controversial practices, such as the use of fire for land management and the introduction of nonnative species.
https://www.amazon.com/Natural-Missouri-Working-Napier-Shelton/dp/0826215823/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=Napier+Shelton&qid=1585063393&s=digital-text&sr=1-2-catcorr
2018
(In A Life in Nature the author describes the role nature ...)
In A Life in Nature the author describes the role nature has played in his life, explores the kinds of relationships people have with nature, assesses the importance of these relationships in caring for our Earth home, and stresses the need to help children form a bond with nature, for their own health and for growth into adult responsibility for restoring environmental health. Beginning with his third year, he traces his own relationships with nature, as they expand geographically from his own backyard to other parts of Washington, D.C., then to other parts of America and finally the world. Emotionally and intellectually, the relationship grows from an attachment to pets, then a feeling for wild animals, plants, and landscapes that merges over time with scientific interest in these things and ecological systems, and finally ethical concerns about all life.
https://www.amazon.com/Life-Nature-At-Home-Abroad/dp/0999557270/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Napier+Shelton&qid=1585063393&s=digital-text&sr=1-1-catcorr
2019
Napier was born on December 2, 1931, in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. He is a son of Frederick D. (a lawyer, journalist, and economist) and Charline Shelton (a homemaker; maiden name - McCanse).
(In A Life in Nature the author describes the role nature ...)
2019(In Natural Missouri: Working with the Land, Napier Shelto...)
2018(‘From Georgetown to Harpers Ferry, through Hancock, to Cu...)
2011(This book is a simple account of the natural history of S...)
2016(Shelton describes forested Shenandoah's landscapes in col...)
1975Napier supports protecting the environment, and he always tries to convey his messages to his readers. His goal is to share his beliefs with the audience, make them see the world the way he sees it: a beautiful clash of environments, flowing one into another, all of them currently under the danger of being destroyed by human hands.
Quotations:
"I write about my primary interests — nature and the environment — to share my knowledge and concerns. In recent years conservation and environmental issues increasingly occupy me, because the nature/earth I love is under growing attack.
"I've been interested in nature since I was six years old, and I was encouraged to write about it by my journalist father, Frederick Shelton.
"In the past, writing nonfiction books, I usually worked on them from about nine to five. Nowadays, at age seventy-four, I work shorter, more irregular hours. I also decided to try a novel, with a rough idea about what will happen, but I am letting it develop the way it seems to want to develop."
Napier married Elizabeth Worth (a diplomat) on June 6, 1964. Throughout their marriage, his wife gave birth to three children: Eleanor Shelton Loikits, Elizabeth Shelton Dawson, and Martha.
